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Top 10 best and worst Macs of all time

Apple computers from the sweetest to the rottenest

Twenty five years is an eon for a computer, and 1984 is the technological
equivalent of caveman times as far as personal computer is concerned.

This makes it all the more remarkable that the Macintosh computer has made it
to 25. No other line of computers has had either the longevity or the cultural
impact of Apple's flagship system. The Mac has inspired a company, and an
industry, and even an entire subculture.

But it hasn't always been smooth sailing. The various incarnations of the Mac
have included some real clunkers over the years. So, as we toast the Mac on its
birthday, we take a look at the best and worst machines ever to bear the brand.

The formulation of this list was long and hard. Shaun is a relatively
restrained Apple fan, whereas I have a penchant for PCs. This led to some
interesting, and occasionally heated, discussions and, if you think we've missed
any off the list, the comments section at the bottom is there for your use.

One final thing, there's one Mac we left off the list. Listen
here
to find out why.

THE BEST MACS

5.
Power Mac 9600Shaun Nichols: The darkest days of Apple's corporate timeline also
brought about one of its best models. The Power Macintosh 9600 was everything
Macs weren't supposed to be: big, powerful and extremely expandable.

Sporting a 350MHz 604e processor, room for up to 1.5Gb of memory and six PCI
slots, the 9600 was a big beige beast on par with any PC system at the time.
Unlike the earlier 9500 model the case was easy to open, and access to all of
the hardware components was a breeze, making the 9600 a favourite among
tinkerers and power users.

Although it was later phased out in favour of the G3, the 9600 endured for
years beyond its intended lifecycle owing to its power and expandability.

Iain Thomson: The 9600 was a great bit of kit, and one of the most
flexible of Apple's systems. Being able to boost the RAM capacity to 1.5Gb was a
great advantage and, as Shaun has noted, led to them staying in use for far
longer than Apple may have liked.

It was unfortunately saddled with a dog of an operating system in System 7,
but it was still as good a bit of big iron as Apple has ever made.